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Choral Rehearsal Techniques
Sight reading and sight-singing
Sight-singing Suggestions/Philosophy
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 06:46:09 -0400
From: "William T. Henry"
To: "email@example.com"
Subject: The Importance of Sight-Singing in the Choral Rehearsal
I have received numerous inquiries regarding sight singing in the
choral rehearsal this past week. There seems to many different angles
on which the study is approached but all they all seem to relate to or
at least follow one another.
Time on task ranges from five minutes after warm-ups to 20 minutes in
some block scheduling rehearsals
Useful texts mentioned included:
Jensen's Sightsinger
(moveable do, two volumes, begins in defining rudiments of sight singing
and notation [-key signatures], moves to wide leaps, odd meter,
Nancy Telfner's
(elemental? Used mainly for younger choirs and beginning high school
New publications from Masterworks Press
(Graded harmonic sight-reading Six levels progressing from step to
seventh, contemporary exercises exhibit modern idioms
Crocker/Eilers - Patterns of Sound
(SSA, TTB, SATB, graded volumes, practice works)
Bruce Phelps Sight singing Manual
("do it every day")
Oxford Folk Song Sight singing
Required festival sight-reading
Supplementary procedures include:
Unison and Part singing at sight
Rhythmic exercises (counting/clapping)
Intervalic Drill (Flashcards in different keys)
Excerpted Segments in various keys
(technique common to several responses)
Scales & Arpeggio (Solfege)
Valuable Comments:
"When we sight-read all are required to know what key we are in, so that
we all know where do is. Next we sing the tonic chord, then everyone
studies their score for about a minute. Then we chant syllables
together. Next we sing the tonic chord again. Next everyone sings
their starting syllable. I give a count down, and we sing. If there
are any
trouble spots ex. do down to la, or do down to fa, or chromatic
difficulties, I rehearse that area with that section, then we put it all
together gain.
As a high school choral director of 15 years, I can say that it is the
MOST vital musical component of your teaching.
"By the end of the year my first year choir of all beginner high school
students, mostly freshmen, were able to sight read in any key in 4/4,
3/4/, 2/4, treble and bass clef, using quarters, eighths, whole, halfs
and dots.
-Of the Jensen
I've posted John Crandall's entire response. It includes valuable
descriptions of different texts and procedures.
When my research is done this Fall I will post a follow-up response to
cover elements this post may have missed.
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 06:07:38 -0600
From: firstname.lastname@example.com
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: Ear training for High School students Compilation
I asked for suggestions on helping my high school singers sing
independently. Many of them can sing a melody line well on their own, but
have a hard time singing their own parts once they hear another vocal line.
I received MANY responses (Thanks!) and have tried to give a concise
compilation. I know some people have been criticized for giving overly
long compilations, but trust me, I did a LOT of editing! :-) Here
Rounds and Canons! Choristers Guild publishes a good collection. They
are perfect for this - from grade 2 through adults! The older the kid,
the more sophisticated should be the tune or words, thats all. I would
suggest the new publications from earthsongs: 5 Concert Canons it was
published in 1990.
Have you tried having them sing the same melody but at different intervals
with another person or section. Try something like Row, Row, Row... and
start the women at least a fifth away from the men. Sing this
simultaneously, not as a round. Then move the intervals closer together.
Make sure they are not singing a harmony, but the actual melody that
interval apart.
Another idea, try starting everyone on unison octaves and then direct
individual sections to move by half steps away from that note. If you can
keep track of what you are doing, you can form chords, suspensions, etc.
and resolutions.
The best trick I know is to do a variety of things dealing with singing a
simple song they all know, such as "My Country 'Tis of Thee".
I'll have them sing it several times in unison. Then I challenge them to
continue to sing it in their key while I play the accompaniment in a
different key. I'll usually play the accompaniment at the interval of a
fourth or so, then a third, etc. I'll go in and out of playing in the key
they're singing in.
A variation of this is to have the altos start in F while the sopranos sing
it in A-flat or some other arbitrary key. When they really become
independent, they can do this at the interval of a second.
Here are some things I do. They are easier to demonstrate than to explain
but here goes.
SCALES - They sing 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Or on do-re-me if you choose.
- Then they can sing it in a round at the third, fourth, or fifth. This is
very easy to do but if you slow it to half or whole notes, it becomes
harmony singing.
- Then I have them go up, come down, and stop on a number of my choice. Do
this in different parts. They start up together, come down stopping on
1-3-5, you have a chord.
- Once they have a chord, you can move one part at a time up or down to the
next number creating different chords.
All of my work of this sort is done without piano. Make THEM produce the
sound and the harmony. The piano just muddles it.
ONE NOTE HARMONY - Choose a simple song, not one they will perform. My
Country Tis of Thee, Silent Night, Row Your Boat, etc. Make sure they know
the melody well. Have one half sing DO and sustain it, have the other half
sing the song. Make sure the DO side doesn't change. Putting the DO side
above the melody in pitch can help them. Then have them all sing the words
to the song just on DO, Monotone. This simple task can even be a challenge
for less experienced singers. Split the choir, one singing melody, one
singing on DO the whole time. This created easy harmony, sometimes not
pretty harmony, but it forces them to stay on something other than the
melody. You can also do it on SOL or other pitches if you like.
You can extend this excerise to include nicer sounding harmonies. If your
ear is good, you can just make it up or you may want to write it down ahead
of time. Silent Night works very well with just using DO and SOL to create
a bass-type part.
A lot of folks think that homophonic textures are easier for beginning
part-singers, but I firmly believe that the more polyphonic the parts are,
the less of a chance that these singers will get confused.
Physically separate sections so that enough physical space is between the
huddles. They can hear everything but remain independent.
I started using a MIDI setup about five years ago. Using a computer linked
with a sound generator and stereo system, I play all the parts for the
music we're working on into a sequencer.
Students can then hear their part at any speed alone, or their part and one
other, or all the parts BUT theirs, etc. I take care to use a distinct
sound for each part so the students can easily identify their part - and
also take care that the sound is one which has some coorelation to what I
perceive as a section sound (i.e., tenors = oboe, basses = trombone).
Have you tried circle singing? Have all those who sing the same part stand
in a circle. They will develop a group hearing and reinforce their singing
and listening skills. Eventually turn the section circles into one big
group circle.
Try working with two parts, then three parts, etc. I think they need to
get used to hearing other parts while singing their own. Or, have them
sing their own part while playing piano accompaniement to another part of
the same song.
Do you warm up away from the piano? It's the quickest way to eliminate
dependency on a non-vocal, percussive, and generally unhealthy instrument
for teaching singing, and it forces listening in a passive way.
Start rehearsing in a mixed formation. Your singers are currently used to
standing in sections when they rehearse allowing them to be able to depend
on each other. They do not listen like they should. When you play parts
they are leaning on each other in their respective sections. The key is how
you teach listening and retaining. Have your students stand in a mixed
formation and start sight-singing easy music and work up to solid 4 or more
part literature. It is OK to play parts but the students have to listen and
learn their part on their own. Quartets are good. If you have fewer boys,
arrange the students: S A S T A S B etc.
A warmup exercise: have each part sing a different note. To start, I use a
major chord: Sop - high doh, alto - mi, tenor - sol, and bass - low doh.
Then have each part move, by semitone, up or down (Move only one part at a
time). This can result in one part holding one note during several changes
or changing each time, depending on the chord or cluster you are aiming
for. You can achieve quite a tone cluster and then, by moving the parts by
step, one at a time, resolve it neatly. Lots of fun and good ear training
for all. It is different every time you try it.
Have the choir make a single line around the practice room. Each person
must stand next to people who do NOT sing their part (both sides). Then
have the choir sing a piece that all know well. This can be a real
challenge for many, but it is also loads of fun and if you do it at each
practice, all should improve in their ability to hold their own part and to
listen to other parts while singing. It also gives you a way to assess each
individual student without singling them out. All you need do is walk
around listening to the students while they are singing.
This one is similar to the warmup exercise, except that with this one I try
to avoid dissonance and the parts can move by any interval you wish to
achieve the harmony desired. Do you and they know tonic solfa hand signs?
If so, you could split the choir in two and try doing simple two part
singing by moving each voice one note at a time (any interval is
acceptable) while encouraging the students to listen to the other voice. As
all become more proficient at hearing one other voice and holding their
part, advance to three or four voice harmonies.
Have them sing their part against EACH of the other parts separately, so
what they've learned alone becomes something they can reproduce in a simple
context. Then with 3 parts at a time, then all parts, etc.
I do an excercise with my h.s. students which they love.
Sol-fege syllables with each syllable or - equalling an eighth note:
1) do - do re do - do re mi re do - do re mi fa mi re do - do re mi fa so
fa mi re do - etc. (up to do)
2) Once everyone can do this fairly quickly, a cappella, they do it
in canon, with the second group starting on the third do (Actually, I have
them start with the first group but sing do 2 times before starting the
pattern). Eventually we do four groups, all starting together, and the
following groups repeating do 1, 2, and 3 times respectively before
starting the pattern
Have your students rehearse their part while blocking one ear. This makes
it easier for them to hear themselves, and , when you're rehearsing the
parts together, it can be used for them to focus in on their own part.
I have a couple of suggestions you might try. Try having a warmup where one
group sings DO-SO-DO, another group sings SO-DO-SO. There are a lot of
ideas like this in Bartok's Learn to Sing Correctly, but you can make up
your own. Then ask one group to sing DO, and another group MI or SO.
Another good exercise is to sing rounds, or simple canon-like figures you
make up yourself - like do-re-mi-fa-so by one group, so-fa-mi-re-do. I
think that the goal is to teach them to refer to and trust their own mental
image of the sound instead of what they hear played or someone else
singing. Once they begin to make this shift, they will begin to gain
independence. One more idea: Play two notes together on the piano, ask
them to sing first the upper, then the lower. Later, play three notes, and
ask for one at a time. Start by asking the group to sing, then, as they
gain confidence, ask for solo volunteers.
How about quodlibets or partner songs? Some of the Natalie Sleeth songs
and others that combine several melodic ideas? Other polyphonic type
pieces? How about singing text or "ah" on their part, while other parts
"oo" or hum? Can they sing song while you play other "stuff" on the
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 15:38:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: firstname.lastname@example.com
To: firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com
Subject: Re: "Fixed-Do"/"Movable-Do"
I read with much interest your compilation of responses. However none of the
respondents mentioned one very important factor.
I was educated in Europe. In all Romance languages (Italian, French,
Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese) the only set of names for notes is the
SYLLABIC one: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do. These are associated always
with fixed pitches. For sharps and flats we use "diez" and "bemol" (for
example "fa diez" for "f sharp" and "la bemol" for "a flat"). Please do not
forget that in those languages, and possibly in others, there is NO
ALPHABETIC system.
The ALPHABETIC notational system (c, d, e, f, g, a, b or h in German) belongs
only to the Anglo-German languages. Therefore it is easier for these people
to dissociate the syllabic system from representing exact pitches, and use it
as a matrix for teaching functionality, since they have already an
alphabetical system that takes care of the pitch relation.
As a consequence, when I moved to the U.S. I had no idea what movable do
meant and what is the reason behind it. To me it just seemed designed for
slow thinkers, to be nice. However, after reading the testimonies of so many
people praising it, I'm starting to understand its (limited) value.
So to me, in the case of movable do, using syllables as generic names serves
only the purpose of teaching functionality, in the same time engaging less
brain cells in the process.
But does it represent a real simplification or does it create more confusion
when we need to refer to exact pitches? For example: in "E major" would you
say that "g sharp" is a "mi"? Maybe thas sounds good in English or German.
How about in other languages? Let's put it like this: tell a student that in
"Mi major" the note "sol diez" is in fact a "mi". How does that sound???
Extremely confusing to me. It's like saying that "g sharp" is in fact an "e".
You can say that in "Mi major" "sol diez" has the same function as "mi" in
the key of "Do major". That is acceptable.
What happens when you have to associate notes and functionality with specific
places on the keyboard or finger position on a string or wind instrument?
Does the movable do system become relevant or confusing then?
I thought I would bring my two cents to the table.
Gabriel Dumitrescu
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 12:42:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: firstname.lastname@example.com
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: Fwd: Reasons
Some people -- I included -- learned to read music without using ANY solfege
system. I am an extremely facile sight-reader -- on piano, as a singer, as a
conductor, etc. The issue is not a question of the top 20% or so of persons
with high music aptitude who learn to read music well and without solfege or
other visual aids. The issue is the other 80% of the population who have
average musical aptitude (some higher, some lower, etc) and who are young
children sitting in classrooms of 20 or so -- hence with little or no
opportunity for individualized instruction. For them, since music is a
language and is learned the same way (in terms of brain function), they need
an oral/spoken language that is exclusively music-speak. Hence, solfege.
Fixed DO operates on the premise of developing concrete aural associations
for each of the pitches in the Western 12-tone scale system. It does not
address any other issue -- such as tonal hierarchy and harmonic function. It
is strictly designed or intended to aid the learner in developing memory for
individual pitches.
Movable DO is not intended to develop concrete aural associations with the 12
tones of the Western scale. Movable DO teaches tonal FUNCTION and hierarchy
in the major-minor tonal system. As such, it is useful for teaching young
children melodic and harmonic skills fairly quickly and requiring they learn
ONE set of syllables rather than 12 sets.
So, as a music teacher, one must decide one's personal philosophy. Since
most music educators in this country see children for a total of 32 hours PER
YEAR -- which is VERY LITTLE time -- it makes more sense to use movable DO if
you are interested in raising musicians that have harmonic and tonal syntax
Glenda Cosenza
Univ. of Vermont
on October 21, 2002 10:00pm
I have always done sight reading on numbers rather than solfege because I want them to understand the relationship between raised and lowered intervals. Plus, solfege is only used by vocalists and not by other musicians. When we sing a major scale we sing 12345678, and when we sing harmonic minor we sing 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-7-8. HOWEVER, I run into the problem of explaining it. For example, Am has no flats and a #7. ("But isn't a #7 really a 1?) If you have a suggestion, please email me.
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Jacquline Swain
on October 30, 2002 10:00pm
In Asia, do is used to describe tonality as it is in Romance language countries. I often find myself explaining movable do to my students and do it by having them sing "happy birthday" in different keys, then singing 'do'. Or playing an f#major scale then a c# major scale. They find it hard to switch languages but understand the concept.
Also, the number system is used for notating a lot of Chinese songs with a series of dots and dashes above and below the number to indicate time. When do you use a #7?
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Albert Tay
on May 18, 2005 10:00pm
I understand this thread is nearly 3 years old but I'll reply anyway. In the movable do concept, we would use 'la minor'. e.g. A minor scale, A is the 'la' or '6' so we end up with a natural minor (no pun intended) - 67123456. Hence should you wish to include the G# in your A minor scale using numbers, you can try starting 6712345#6.
Albert Tay
Conductor, Singapore
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Texans won't go 8-8. Schedule softens up and I don't THINK they're bad enough to totally diarrhea the season up like that. However, if they do or fall below that, it is time for changes.
Marciano needs to be fired last year.
Texans need an OC, no more Denny's menu.
Texans need actual QB competition with either Yates and Keenum or bring in someone. And that is coming from someone who defended Schaub for years....but I defended HWNSNBM up until the end too so I'm close to done with Schaub. His INT's are more than expected every game nowadays.
This team could so easily be 0-3 and have earned the poof lion.
What makes it even more superfantastical is that the sunshine pumpers will try to make the realists who see the flaws in this team out to be villians somehow or somehow they "don't know football" as they explain away picks due to some quasi BS caused by the receiver not seeing the ball due to the winter solstice or some $hit.
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The staff workshops will be held:
10:00 a.m.
1516 Ninth Street
Hearing Room A
Sacramento, California
(Wheelchair Accessible)
California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) staff seek input from interested parties on Phase II implementation issues under California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS), established by Senate Bill 1078 (SB 1078, Sher, Chapter 516, Statutes of 2002) and for the New Renewable Facilities Program, established by Senate Bill 1038 (SB 1038, Sher, Chapter 515, Statutes of 2002). Although this is a two-day staff workshop, Commissioners and/or their advisors may attend.
The Energy Commission and the CPUC have established a collaborative process to develop rules to implement the state's RPS. The agencies have designated collaborative staff to work in concert in each agency's proceedings.
The collaborative staff asks interested parties to provide information at the workshops on the following topics on the dates indicated:
1. Establishing guidelines for supplemental energy payments,
May 12
2. Certifying in-state renewable energy resources, May
3. Developing a tracking and verification system, May
An agenda and list of specific questions to be considered at the workshops will be available on May 2, 2003 on the Energy Commission's website at:
Interested parties may also receive the agenda and questions by mail by contacting Janet Preis at (916) 654-4530.
Next Steps
The Renewables Committee (Committee) will use information from this workshop, along with input from collaborative staff and technical consultants, to develop recommendations for addressing RPS issues related to the distribution of supplemental energy payments, the process for certifying electricity generation facilities, and developing the tracking system for the RPS.
These recommendations will be discussed in a Preliminary Proposed Decision, which the Committee expects to release for public comments on June18, and consider at a Committee Hearing on July 1, 2003. The Committee plans to have a final proposed decision for the Energy Commission to consider adopting at its regularly scheduled Business Meeting on August 6, 2003.
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This product stopped working in one channel after 2 weeks. The service staff at SwimOutlet.com was excellent about making this right.
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The unit works perfectly, the angled mini-connector is a good idea... and audio quality is respectable. The Round foam plug doesn't hold in my ears, so luckily I can use the soft plugs sold by NuTechnology. In result I have a perfect swimmer headset.
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I thought these were stereo sound, but on one side works. I do like the L-shaped connector.
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I have small ears and the round ear pieces do not work for me so I bought the H2O waterproof headphones and replaced the round ear pieces that fall out of my ears and are not water proof with an old pair of "cylinders with fins" ear pieces that fit into my ears and act as conduits of sound and are waterproof ear plugs...I wish the company would give the buyer a choice of the type of ear piece -- rather than send different sizes of the same model ear piece, offer two different designs -- one is bound to work and will keep the buyer coming back.
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Price: $$$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$$
Age: Unknown
Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I have to many fragrances. I got a sample of this and that was it I had to have it for Spring and Summer. It smells strong in the bottle but its very wearable on skin. Fresh and nice for summer.
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Blue
After sniffing the Chanel No.5,and having delurious expectations,I was set up on a melancholy of regret.The annoying assistant,who you might of thought was bouncy and fun,suggested I was a sporty girl.Even though thats absloutely not true,I gave a citrus kick a go.
For me,soft apples and powder is mixed,with some heavenly lime and lemon.It settled into a thicker musk and vanilla throughout the day.And even though I didn't buy it,the scent is clearly iconic and beautiful.
For casual or sporty people,who want to splurge,your anwser is in a bottle.Spray it and be enchanted into th world of powdery apples..
Or maybe not.I guess its how you see a fragrance.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
The only positive thing about this is that it does last pretty long on me. As far as the scent, I dislike it. It leans more towards to citrus side which is great for Spring/Summer seasons. However, this scent later gave me a headache. The lemon scent I smell is too strong. Also, I don't know why, but I feel that this is a scent that can be found in men's cologne...doesn't seem too feminine to me. Try a sample before you purchase.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I have been going back and forth on this fragrance for about a year. The price has kept me from buying it. It does have that fresh "limey" sicilian lime as DnG light blue, but it is definitely more refined and has that "chanel note" that fluidly runs throughout the Chanel line, no 5, coco mademoiselle, original chance edp all have that note that is what I call the Chanel signature. Kind of like brand new dollar bills in a nice leather wallet. It is that scent that you get when you pull the bills out of the wallet, a faint crisp paper smell mixed with leather. I smell this in the background of all chanel scents. So, that is definitely what makes this smell different than light blue, not to mention that the base is similar to the original chance. Upon spraying you will get a blast of lime and something fresh and effervescent, sort of like a sparkling lime soda mixed with vodka with a sliver of lime rind floating on the top. That being said, I spray it often as when go into sephora and have gotten various samples. For a while I thought I was in love with it, but just can't fork over the ninety something dollars for this when for the same amount of cash I can get something more interesting. It is a very refreshing fragrance, but on me doesn't seem to develop or morph into anything else except lime. The original chance edp seems to have more depth and character and seems that it can work in the office, cocktails, formal events, summer, winter, etc. Eau fraiche would be great for someone sporty or for summer time. Nevertheless, I certainly wouldn't push away a bottle of this if it came my way. One more thing, the topper of this bottle is cheap plastic, whereas the top on the edp is a nice heavy metal cap that looks so elegant. Lastly, if you are on the fence about this like I am, or arenkt sure you want to spend 90 plus tax on this just yet, they do have a 3.4 oz body mist for 40 dollars. It smells great, it just doesn't last as long. But I sampled it at macy's the other day and sprayed it in my hair lightly and it smelled great. Pretty close to the edt, just didn't last as long. I recently smelled lacoste's Joy of PINK and I am in love. It was what I wanted chance eau fraiche to be, but it has top notes of grapefruit instead of lime and is just beautiful. It is also more affordable to use as a daytime fragrance. I will be buying some Joy of pink soon and will report back with my findings. Update: I eventually bought this...I love it! I'm almost done with the 3.4 oz bottle and I think I will buy another and possibly with the body lotion or body cream!
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
So I got a sample of this along with the original chance, I didn't expect much out of either and I wasn't surprised when I didn't like either. But, I gave the eau fraiche to my boyfriend after I tried it because I was convinced it was for men. Well, I was just cruising the chanel website and realized they did in fact have it listed under the women's fragrances. So now my poor boyfriend is wearing a woman's perfume. HEHEHE. I swear this smells like men's cologne, I swear...
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
this perfume is fresh and chic. Definately want to stock up on a ton of these!
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Nice and fresh but it's not a signature scent for me
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
This is to summer what Chanel's Coco is to winter: the ideal fragrance partner. Seductively light, fresh and alluring. A genuine must-have for holidays in the sun.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Grey
After years of searching, I've finally found my "signature scent"!
Chanel Chance au Fraiche is a light, crisp and clean scent. It's demure and classy without being dated. Talk about a girls best friend :)
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Blue
BEAUTIFUL!!! and FRESH!! Has a slight fresh melon scent to it.
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Dose Response AMP Challenge Study With Beclometasone Dipropionate (BDP)/Formoterol Pressurised Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI)
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The aim of this exploratory investigation is to evaluate if the Forced Expiratory Volume in the 1st second (FEV1) measurements, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) and Provocative Concentration 20 (PC20) after Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP) bronchial challenge evaluated after administration of a fixed combination of a Long-acting Beta-2-agonist (LABA) and an Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) at increasing doses may be suitable to demonstrate a dose response.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Mild Persistent Asthma |
Drug: BDP/formoterol Drug: Placebo |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Dose Response Evaluation of CHF 1535 HFA pMDI in Asthmatic Patients Using Lung Function, Adenosine Monophosphate Bronchial Challenge and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FENO) |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- PC20 after AMP challenge [ Time Frame: 4 h post dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Provocative Concentration of AMP causing a 20% fall in FEV1.
- Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) [ Time Frame: 4 h post dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (ppb). FeNO is a biomarker measured in a breath test and it is a validated method for measuring the airway inflammation in asthma.
- Lung function [ Time Frame: from 0 to 4 h post dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]FEV1 area under the curve from 0 to 4 hour post dose (AUC0-4h)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- FENO [ Time Frame: 2 h post dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Fractional exhaled nitric oxide
Enrollment: | 18 |
Study Start Date: | February 2008 |
Study Completion Date: | August 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo pMDI
Drug: Placebo
pressurised metered dose inhaler
Experimental: Low dose
BDP/formoterol pMDI low dose
Drug: BDP/formoterol
pressurised metered dose inhaler, BDP + Formoterol 100/6 µg, 1 inhalation bid (total daily dose 200 µg BDP + 12 µg formoterol)
Other Name: Foster
Experimental: High dose
BDP/Formoterol pMDI high dose
Drug: BDP/formoterol
pressurised metered dose inhaler, BDP + Formoterol 100/6 µg, 4 inhalations bid (total daily dose 800 µg BDP + 48 µg formoterol)
Other Name: Foster
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female patients 18-50 years of age, who have signed an informed consent form.
- Clinical evidence of asthma
- Steroid naïve asthmatic patients
- FEV1 at Screening Visit is >70 % of the predicted value and at least 2.0 L.
- Body Mass Index between 18 and 35.
- Sensitivity to AMP at Screening Visit.
- FENO levels >25 ppb at the Screening Visit
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having received an investigational product within 2 months of Screening Visit.
- Inability to comply with study procedures or with study treatment intake.
- Any significant lung disease which is considered by the investigator to be clinically significant.
- Patients who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Previous or current smokers who have a smoking history greater than 5 pack years.
- Patients with any uncontrolled disease that might, in the judgment of the investigator, place the patients at undue risk or potentially compromise the results or interpretation of the study.
- Patients with QTc >450msec at the Screening Visit.
- Patients with serum potassium <3.5 mEq/L or >6 mEq/L.
- Intolerance/hypersensitivity or any contra-indication to treatment with beta2-agonists and/or inhaled corticosteroids.
- Patients who have a history of alcohol or substance abuse that in the opinion of the Investigator may be of clinical significance.
- Patients who have undergone major surgery in the previous 3 months.
- Patients who have had an exacerbation of asthma, requiring treatment with oral steroids during the last month prior to Screening Visit.
- Patients treated with slow-release corticosteroids 2 months prior to Screening Visit.
- Patients currently treated with anti-IgE Antibodies.
- Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 4-weeks prior to Screening Visit.
- Females not willing to use effective contraceptive measures such as oral contraceptive or intra-uterine device (IUD).
- Females who are pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01343745
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01343745
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Respiratory Clinical Trials - Heart Lung Centre - Queen Anne Street Medical Centre | |
London, United Kingdom, W1G 8HU |
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Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Principal Investigator: | Brian J O'Connor, MD | Heart Lung Centre |
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Responsible Party: | Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01343745 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | FB/PS/14/169/07, 2007-004345-14 |
Study First Received: | April 21, 2011 |
Last Updated: | March 18, 2015 |
Health Authority: | United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Formoterol Adrenergic Agents Adrenergic Agonists Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists Adrenergic beta-Agonists Anti-Asthmatic Agents Autonomic Agents Bronchodilator Agents |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Neurotransmitter Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Pharmacologic Actions Physiological Effects of Drugs Respiratory System Agents Therapeutic Uses |
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Wishes coming true quickly for Boone man
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It took just a little more than a month and a lot of help from the community, but Diana Browning made her friend's dreams come true.
Boone County resident Steve Morgan, who recently was diagnosed with lung cancer, will fulfill the last of his three wishes with a weeklong trip to Disney World, beginning Friday.
"It seems like, there towards the end, more of the community has been stepping up," Browning said. "They even have a little bit of spending money."
Morgan got another of his wishes on Thursday, when he and his sister/caregiver, Debbie Pritchard, had a meeting with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in his office at the state Capitol Complex.
Morgan, who has cerebral palsy, wanted to talk with the governor about issues that affect West Virginians with disabilities. For instance, he wanted Tomblin to know how important programs such as Social Security are for people with disabilities.
He also wanted the governor to encourage more businesses to hire people with disabilities.
"He wants more businesses to realize that handicapped people want to work to the best of their abilities," Pritchard said.
He also wants Tomblin to support the work that police are doing in Boone County to keep drugs off the streets and to continue to support veterans, Pritchard said.
Browning, a supervisor at REM West Virginia, an agency that serves people with disabilities and where Morgan is a client, has led the charge in getting Morgan his three wishes. She raised $3,179 to send Morgan and Pritchard to Branson, Mo., where they got to see a performance by Morgan's idol, country singer Mickey Gilley.
The money also will cover the Disney trip and includes a rental car, hotel stay and some spending money.
Morgan had radiation treatments at Thomas Memorial Hospital. Those are done now, but Morgan's family won't know what effect they have had until the end of the month, Pritchard said.
Pritchard said she called all of his doctors to make sure it was OK for him to fly to Florida.
"They said, 'Go. Take him anywhere he wants to go,'" she said.
Morgan is looking forward to visiting Animal Kingdom, the Magic Kingdom and seeing the Disney World Parade. He'll likely also visit a beach while in Florida, Pritchard said.
"I can't believe he's going," Browning said. "It's like three wishes in a month. It seemed impossible and now I'm like, breathing. He's almost there."
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so my Helix came today, and I was pretty stoked. Had some time, was feeling good, bowels empty, everything seemed right. I've done anal play but it never really did anything great before, so I was hoping this would get me going. Boy, was I wrong.
Now, I kept my expectations pretty low. I knew it wasn't going to be an instant miracle. But it seems like everything it was supposed to do, it either didn't do it, or it did the opposite. I followed the directions as closely as possible - lying on my side, relaxing for 15 minutes first, then starting the contractions. First of all, I felt like I needed to urinate, which the instructions said was normal. So I relaxed, and it felt fine, everything was great. Then I started the contractions and... nothing. Not even the little "tickle" or "itch" I'd seen people talk about. I mean, I might as well have not been using the Helix, that's how little it did. So I said, ok, let's keep trying, relax, it'll work soon. Mix up the technique a little, try a few different positions... nothing. Eventually I decided to try and make myself erect to see if that help (I'd been flaccid the whole time). So I got erect, but - and partly this may have been feeling like I needed to urinate - the erection seemed weaker than normal. I tried all sorts of contractions and positions and stuff while I stimulated my penis to keep it erect, but no good. Eventually I gave up and just went for the orgasm, hoping to see some effect there, but still none. It didn't feel any different than using a standard toy or a finger - the orgasm was mediocre at best and I only noticed the helix because of the orgasm-contractions hitting it. Like I said, same as when I've played with toy or fingers.
So I'm stumped. I followed the directions as closely as I can, and after 45 minutes of experimenting I'm left with nothing. Has this happened to anyone else? Is my prostate actually missing or something?
At this point it seems like I would have been better off with a $10 butt plug.
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Hi kueller and welcome to the forum.
When you said,
Now, I kept my expectations pretty low.
What did you mean by that?
It sounds to me that you were expecting great things to happen on your first time out. Take it from a supposed "expert", I went quite a long time over countless sessions and had nothing to show for it. I can still read through my blog about those early days and still feel the frustration. I am sure that you have done some reading on the forum so you must know that what you experienced is normal for most guys. What I can tell you without question is that the sensations that you will feel will be beyond anything that you have felt before. It is worth the price of admission.
It is going to take some steps in the process that could take some time. Be patient and realize that you are in the same boat as a very high percentage of people here.
Good luck to you.
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Hi kueller,
Welcome to the Forum,
, as usual, is correct for pointing out you really did have some expectations going into your session, otherwise there wouldn't have been much reason for you to post anything to the Forum. Your post concentrated on stating what you
"… didn't feel …"
rather than on the things you did feel. You did mention the urge to urinate, this is a sure sign your Helix is engaging and stimulating your prostate. You've just gotten your first positive feedback sensation, please don't discount these subtle sensations, as they constitute the foundation upon which all future prostate pleasure is based.
You need to go through the process of "awakening your prostate", see -
for a short discussion of that topic.
If you've done much reading at all on this Forum, you know that a butt plug does not, can not and will not accomplish anything near the potential pleasure of your little Helix massager. This is a journey of self discovery, give yourself a chance to really explore the infinite territory of sensuality you've entered. As
"Be patient ...",
let yourself become enthralled in the mystery of discovering what is inside you!
October 2008
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I had my doubts too...at the beginning. Just a feeling of pressure, but it really was like a part of my body woke up one day. One day nothing, then the next time a little feeling, and so on and so on...Still getting more intense feelings and orgasms each time I use it. It is like learning a piece a music, you have to practice and your body has to start to memorize the new things you are trying out.
October 2008
Posts: 813
You have to be willing to put the time into it.
I have had mine for months and have just gotten to the point where I can get involuntaries. Like they say on the board ...it's a journey. Read the wiki and 'B's Keys to the Backdoor'. Good luck.
October 2008
Posts: 84
I honestly believe he had higher expectations then he thinks. Too even have the word expectations in your mind you already ruined the first session. I would recommend for starters to avoid the contractions until after you have done several sessions it seems boring but you frustrate yourself doing the manual contractions.
I tried that the first session i was like you about to quit. Then i started just letting it sit there "completely" relax every muscle in your body. In time which will probably take a little longer since you have these expectations in mind your body will begin doing the contractions you tried involuntarily. This is how i do my sessions i hardly manually contract the muscles.
Everyone is different but i think this technique will drastically surprise you when the first involuntary kicks in. I even tried something different last night i masturbated at the end of a 2 hour session to orgasm/ejaculation then kept it in and 20 minutes later i masturbated to a 2nd orgasm/ejaculation and a 3rd time 40 minutes later.
So i had 3 orgasm/ejaculations in 1 hour i never in my life though i could do this. This was not hard either i was still very erect and my prostate was ready for round 4 but i had to get some sleep was a work day and it was 3 am lol.
Just keep with it remove the expectations from your mind start over and you will be in joy.
October 2008
Posts: 25
Don't be too hard on yourself my friend. I bought one of the original Aneros devices six years ago and only now has my hard head been gotten through to. The only differences between you and I is it won't take you six years! That and the fact that you can now communicate and receive encouragement from other users who have tread the same path as you. I don't think there was a forum back when I got mine.
Just insert your Aneros, lie on your bed and relax. Try to not think of anything in particular. Deep breathing exercises mentioned here in this forum might help. Once you get that first unexpected pleasure wave, however small, you will be rewarded for your effort. Before long you will find yourself having lots of little pleasure waves all day long. Just remember to relax. I got frustrated just like you and gave up on using my Aneros for anything more than a "butt plug."
Now I know better and Mistress Aneros taught me some hard lessons in what she is capable of. Submit yourself to relaxation. Resign your expectations. Then the Mistress will make an appearance- not before. Demand nothing of her and wait upon her patiently. Otherwise she will leave you wallowing in a pile of mounting frustration.
I feel for you friend! I went through the same thing. Now I have learned my lesson and wait upon my Mistress. This sounds crazy, but the Aneros is not a tool, it is a relationship!
October 2008
Posts: 260
Your expectations messed you up. You also expected to feel something right away, or at least some thing you could recognize as pleasurable (type that you are used to) right away. The feelings derived and developed by the Aneros are really different and at first are very subtle, or could be construed as subtle. Plus this was your first time. I think you'll have to try this a number of times and change variables each time based on what you like. Rewiring likely takes longer for some than others. It was quicker for me, but I am not the norm. I actually thought I had nerve damage for about a month only to find it was massive rewiring going on. You might also need to work on priming your brain for orgasm, by proper orgasmic diet.
There are so many variables: There is position of body, breathing technique, proper lube, state of mind, awareness of sensation, nipple massage, diet, environment, amount of time for session, number of distractions in environment, how comfortable you are while using the Aneros, Aneros model, whether it hits your perenium, and your techniques while using the Aneros such as contractions or not. These are some of the things and all these variables can make a huge amount of difference. There are a lot of other things as well. Yes, read the wiki and other tips on here and opproach with an open mind - no expectations... be patient.
October 2008
Posts: 18
Sounds like ur trying too hard.everyones experience is different so if u start evaluating each sensation against a "normal" it won't work.just treat each sensation with curiosity and say "oh,now I'm feeling this"rather than trying to guide ur responses to a goal.
Also get hypnaerosession by alana. That's what did it for me!
Good luck
October 2008
Posts: 785
Hi kueller,
I too Welcome you to our Forum!
Buster, Rumel and others have already conveyed my feelings on your progress, or lack thereof???
I just want to add my voice of support to the others here and just say that I was where you are
and I did not give up . . . and I am so glad that I didn't!
There IS a learning curve here for your body and it is usually called a "re-wiring period" here at the
Forum. Your body needs to awaken to an alternative way to orgasm (dry orgasms) and your body
must be prepared for these new and different feelings!
Hang in there, Man!
Later, Hlaser99
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